photon tunnelling

noun — 2 senses

photon tunnelling

noun
1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The transmission of light through apertures of dimension smaller than the wavelength of the light by quantum tunnelling

2

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The apparent faster-than-light transmission of photons across a gap

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